Month: November 2018

A tale of two asteroids: Ryugu (left) and Bennu (right), shown side by side roughly to scale. Ryugu is just under 1 kilometer wide; Bennu is about 500 meters. Soon we’ll be getting to know a lot more miniature worlds like these. (Credit: JAXA, left, NASA-GSFC/University of Arizona, right) Many years ago, this magazine was […]

On the morning of November 11, just before 9:30 UT, a mysterious rumble rolled around the world. The seismic waves began roughly 15 miles off the shores By Maya Wei-Haaswww.nationalgeographic.com11-2818 of Mayotte, a French island sandwiched between Africa and the northern tip of Madagascar. The waves buzzed across Africa, ringing sensors in Zambia, […]

On the morning of November 11, just before 9:30 UT, a mysterious rumble rolled around the world. The seismic waves began roughly 15 miles off the shores By Maya Wei-Haaswww.nationalgeographic.com11-2818 of Mayotte, a French island sandwiched between Africa and the northern tip of Madagascar. The waves buzzed across Africa, ringing sensors in Zambia, […]

There’s something unusual – and very, very hot – going on beneath the ice sheets of Antarctica. A new study has shown that the Antarctic Ice Sheet at the By Tom Halewww.iflscience.com11-15-18 South Pole has a giant “hotspot” – triple the size of London – under its bedrock.

There’s something unusual – and very, very hot – going on beneath the ice sheets of Antarctica. A new study has shown that the Antarctic Ice Sheet at the By Tom Halewww.iflscience.com11-15-18 South Pole has a giant “hotspot” – triple the size of London – under its bedrock.

A mysterious flash of light, described by some as an explosion, was spotted in the skies over Southern California Tuesday morning. By Anthony KurzweilBy KTLA11-20-18 There was no immediate word from officials on what may have caused the flash, but it was seen by many people who took to social media to search […]

A mysterious flash of light, described by some as an explosion, was spotted in the skies over Southern California Tuesday morning. By Anthony KurzweilBy KTLA11-20-18 There was no immediate word from officials on what may have caused the flash, but it was seen by many people who took to social media to search […]

An illustration of mitochondria. A new study finds mitochondrial DNA can also come from the father, in some cases. (Credit: CI Photos/Shutterstock) If you think way, way back to your high school biology class, you might remember a little cellular structure called the mitochondrion. Its claim to fame is that it’s the “powerhouse” of the […]

The top left panel shows a color composite image of the galaxy that holds SN 2018oh. This image was taken with the Pan-STARRS1 telescope. The top middle panel is the same galaxy without the supernova emission. The top right panel shows a similar image taken with NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope. The bottom panels show corresponding […]

The science story of the past week was the claim from Chinese scientist He Jiankui that he has created gene-edited human babies. Prof. He reports that two twin girls have been born carrying modifications of the gene CCR5, which is intended to protect them against future HIV risk. It’s far from clear yet whether the […]

Shake map for the M7 earthquake that struck near Anchorage on November 30, 2018. USGS. Earlier today a M7 earthquake struck only 13 kilometers from Anchorage, Alaska. The earthquake was relatively deep, located ~40 kilometers beneath the surface. However, the city of Anchorage has experienced damage from the shaking. Anchorage airport has seen disruptions as […]

The three adults, watching the light, were startled to see a By The Register10-23-1974 red oval object, “bigger than a Volkswagen,” rise to about 300 feet above the glowing ground. At first hovering, it made a series of right angle turns before heading south toward Stuart, Va. But the ground glow remained, so […]

This video was sent to ApexTV by a man who works as a security guard for a law office in Alaska. He was able to catch something extremely strange on a security camera in the main lobby. What you’re about to see is immensely bizarre. Watch this and decide for yourself. Due to the appearance […]

Alejandro Rojas is a radio host for Open Minds Radio, editor and contributing writer for Open Minds magazine as well as OpenMinds.tv. For several years Alejandro was the official spokesperson for the Mutual UFO Network as the Director of Public Education. As a UFO/Paranormal researcher and journalist, Alejandro has spent many hours in the field […]

Yesterday, I showed you a video taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, showing the Earth below over two complete ISS orbits. There was a lot to see, including familiar and unfamiliar landmarks, weird atmospheric phenomena, and even thunderstorms seen from above. That video had a lot of cool stuff, but now I have […]